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" I love Africa, especially Botswana. I could see myself retiring to a little tree house there one day. "

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" Whenever I really get serious about something, I pull my hair back into a tight ponytail. If you see me with that, you know I mean business. "

" Whatever you do, never do the duck face - that's the worst look for any girl out there. Some girls think that pushing out their lips looks fabulous, but it doesn't. "

" I was once dressed as a mermaid for a Jean Paul Gaultier show. My legs were bound into a fish tail, so I had to come down the runway on crutches. Halfway down, I was supposed to unzip the fish tail to reveal my legs, but the zipper broke, so I ended up stabbing my fake nail through the fabric of the zipper and ripping my way out. "

" Everyone always remembers my dancing. "

" I'll probably always have some black in my accessories, but it's also important to have a pop of color. "

" For me, anytime I see a mother truly loving her child, famous or not, it brings a smile to my face. I think most people would agree. "

" A lot of people might think the job of a model isn't necessary anymore, but just like an actor, singer - how they make you feel a certain way - how watching a dancer gives you emotion, models can do the exact same thing to many different people. "

" People who rooted for me and were impactful in my career knew everything about me. They knew my goals, my likes, my dislikes, what I wanted out of my career. "

" I always think that some of those moms who are rocking cool fashion looks while walking their little babies in a stroller is just the bomb. You don't have to, all of a sudden, have to transition into 'mom' outfits from the '90s just because you became a mom. "

" My mom's half-Irish, and my dad's half-Irish. We don't know much about my mom's side, but my dad's mom came from Belfast and married my grandfather, who was from Wales. "

" My faith is everything. "

" I've always been the kind of girl that takes every day as it comes. "

" Designers from Milan think that 'more is more,' like Cavalli and Dolce & Gabbana. "

" Girls are told they're not skinny enough, or they hear, 'She's old. She's boring. We've had her. She's not tiny anymore.' A lot of people don't take into account the vulnerability of these young girls. "

" If it weren't for my Irish dancing, I wouldn't be modeling. "

" The funny thing is that, for some reason, people think when you're pregnant, you have to start wearing maternity wear and wear flats and look Mom-ish. I don't know exactly what people expect of people who are pregnant, but there's definitely a lot of moms out there that look super fabulous all the time, and I guess that's my inspiration. "

" To me, true style icons have been few and far between. Elizabeth Taylor comes to mind. I never got to meet her while she was alive, but she is one of those people I have always admired in terms of her sense of style. "

" I was the first model to get a blog and talk about anything in modeling. "

" You always wonder when you get pregnant what projects and opportunities will come in or come knocking. "

" You can teach a girl how to model, how to take a pretty picture, and how to walk, but you can't teach personality. "

" I think, in general, models tend to do their favorite faces or their comfortable face, but your facial expression is just so important. You don't want to have an editorial of 20 photos where it's just you giving a 'Zoolander' face. "

" Braveness, for me, is running into my basement with no socks on. There are huge spiders down there! "

" As a high-fashion model, I have long had a policy of no nudity or partial nudity in my photo shoots. "

" Don't have just anyone run your social media. I think it's insane when brands or celebrities relegate their social media to an intern or someone who does not know them well. "

" Something I always look for in an outfit is to have a standout piece. "

" If you think of any past artist, there was something that they looked at that inspired them to make their most famous pieces, whether it be the 'Mona Lisa' or 'Venus Rising.' "

" If you're posting pictures to platforms like Instagram or Twitter, be selective about the one you post. If I'm capturing a sunset, I'll take at least 10 pictures. I'll then filter them using other apps, enhance them. Then, I really pick the best image of perhaps 30. "

" Everybody knows that, in general, a basketball player needs to be tall and a fashion model needs to be skinny, but how skinny is too skinny? "

" My besties do Victoria's Secret. I just don't do it. "

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" Be current. Know and comment on current trends and news. Don't be the last one entering a conversation. "